necrovore

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noun

A person who eats meat.

OriginAncient Greek νεκρός ← Latin vorō →
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Meanings

nounnecrovore (plural necrovores)

plural necrovores

  1. derogatoryslangA person who eats meat.

Origin

  1. Latinvorō
  2. Ancient Greekνεκρός
  3. Latinvorō
  4. Ancient Greekνεκρός
  5. Englishnecrovore

From Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *neḱ-der. Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós)der. English necrovore + Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorōder. English necrovore.

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necrovore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrovore

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